The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2021
Applicant:

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Inventors:

Beau Jay Polinske, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Jorge F. Sanguino, Hopkins, MN (US);

Jay Rabel, Shorewood, MN (US);

Jeffrey Paul Solum, Greenwood, MN (US);

Michael Helgeson, New Richmond, WI (US);

David Tourtelotte, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Assignee:

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/55 (2013.01); H04R 25/60 (2013.01); H04R 25/602 (2013.01); H04R 25/604 (2013.01); H04R 25/609 (2019.05); H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 25/658 (2013.01); H04R 25/552 (2013.01); H04R 2225/021 (2013.01); H04R 2225/023 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49572 (2015.01);
Abstract

An embodiment of a hearing assistance device comprises a housing, a power source, a radio circuit, an antenna and a transmission line. The radio circuit is within the housing and electrically connected to the power source. The antenna has an aperture, and the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture. The transmission line electrically connects to the antenna to the radio circuit. Various antenna embodiments include a flex circuit antenna.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…